London calling

Deirdre McQuillan spotted the following trends at London Fashion Week

CrochetGet hooked for winter; the holey show was all over London

Joe HoganPutting basketry ahead at the Joanne Hynes/Helen Steele show – unforgettable millinery (right). Should we call him Mr Twiggy?

Dermott RowanThe other half of Orla Kiely, in line to shake up Irish crafts?

ShamrocksAnnoushka's new Love diamond shamrock pendant and bracelet featuring 12 micro pave green diamonds (€550 and €450) exclusive to Ireland and to Brown Thomas from mid-March

LNCCLondon's newest and most talked-about store is in a former 5,000sq ft Dalston boxing gym. More installation than traditional shop fit, it features an indoor forest and skeletal tunnel, selling avant garde, high-end fashion, books and CDs with a club room and a photographic studio. Only accessible by appointment. See ln-cc.com

The Daily Afreesheet read by everybody at London Fashion Week, full of newsy tidbits, interviews, photos and illustrations founded by Jenny Dyson, daughter of THAT vaccum cleaner . . .

Bird prints everywhereTweets and Twittering madly after Orla Kiely, Mulberry, Jonathan Saunders and House of Holland. Now you need to decipher the finches from the chiffchaffs to be up to speed

Bound to get cat callsLouise Gray's amazing whistle earrings at her sparkling, multicoloured madcap show. Everybody wants them

The trench coat in Aran knitNow look at what can be done thanks to Burberry

MacraméMaking a comeback thanks to James Long whose macramé-edged skirts with knits and coloureful Aztec belts at the Fashion East show had the crowds cheering for more

HostemThe hip new men's shop in Shoreditch has more of a gallery feel with its church-pew front desk, reclaimed floorboards and hessian walls housing niche brands chosen with a well-trained eye. Founder is marketing guru and man-about-town Mark Quinn whose family come from Clare